NAVAL THRILLS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 83, 20 March 1928, Page 5

NAVAL THRILLS

FOR AFGHAN ROYALTIES. A SUBMARINE VOYAGE. PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHAMPTON VISITED. [British Official Wireless.] (Received 20, 11.30 a.m.) Rugby, March 19. The King and Queen of Afghanistan to-day visited Portsmouth. On their arrival shortly before noon they were received by the commander-in-chief in the dockyard opposite to Nelson’s flagship Victory. Luncheon was taken with the commandef-in-chief at Admiralty House. This afternoon they proceed to Southampton where the docks will be inspected and the Royal party will cross to Bournemouth, where the Royal visitors will dine. The Afghan Royalties spent a quiet day yesterday and had luncheon with the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at their country house at Hatfield, One of the most interesting experiences of the King and Queen this week will be their flight over London, from Croydon on Wednesday afternoon, in one of the 21seater triple crew Armstrong-Siddeley aeroplanes used on the Imperial Airways’ Lon-don-Paris route. King Amanullah witnessed 100 years of naval progress to-day when he visited at Portsmouth first Lord Nelson’s flagship Victory and then the modern battleship Tiger. Afterwards he made a voyage in submarine L 22 to Southampton, being submerged most of the way. His Majesty was greatly thrilled when he fired a dummy torpedo at a destroyer. Queen Souriya followed in H.M.S. Aeresford.

TRIP IN A SUBMARINE.

SUBMERGED FOR HALF AN HOUR. (Received 20, 1.45 p.m.) London March 19. King Amanullah. following his visit to tho Victory and’the Tiger, journey ed from Portsmouth and submarine L 22 and fired two dummy torpedoes. It had been arranged that tho submarine should not bo submerged below the persicope but King Amanullah twice requested that it should bo completely submerged and eventually, in compliance with his wishes, tho order was cancelled and the L 22 submerged for half an hour. The Queen, who was in an accompanying sloop aud was unaware of the arrangement, gave a gasp of dismay but was quickly reassured.—(A. and N.Z.)